Fed Retirees Assn Seeks Researchers

The National Office of FSNA is looking for two bilingual research officers.

Details about these positions are posted on the Careers page of our Web site:

http://www.fsna.com/careers.htm

Tom Greenwood: RIP

Thomas Greenwood
GREENWOOD, Thomas Duncan Beloved husband of Maha Greenwood (nee El-Farr) for over 28 years. Loving father of Nancy. Dear brother of Charles Greenwood (Dalis). Son of the late George and Nancy Greenwood. Thomas will be forever remembered by his extended family, as well as friends. Trade Commissioner for the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada for over 30 years. The family would like to thank the medical staff, especially the oncology team and their nurses at the Ottawa General Hospital for their compassion and care. Family and friends are invited to visit at the St. Laurent Chapel of Hulse, Playfair & McGarry, 1200 Ogilvie Road (at Aviation Parkway) Saturday and Sunday from 3 - 6 p.m. Funeral Service will be held at Sts. Peter and Paul Melkite Church 1161 North River Road, Ottawa Monday, August 29th at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation or to Sts. Peter and Paul's Church.

HOM Appointments (continued)

Diplomatic Appointments

(No. 229 - August 15, 2011 - 2 p.m. ET) John Baird, Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister, today announced the following diplomatic appointments:

Yves Brodeur becomes Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council (NATO), in Brussels.

Gordon Campbell becomes High Commissioner to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Sanjeev Chowdhury becomes Consul General in Rio de Janeiro (Federative Republic of Brazil).

Glenn V. Davidson becomes Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.

Elissa Golberg becomes Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the Office of the United Nations at Geneva and to the United Nations Conference on Disarmament, in Geneva.

Benoît-Pierre Laramée becomes High Commissioner to the Republic of Cameroon.

Gary Luton becomes Ambassador to the State of Qatar.

Guillermo Rishchynski becomes Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, in New York City.

Ivan Roberts becomes Ambassador to Burkina Faso.

Mario Ste-Marie becomes Consul General in Sydney (Australia).

Roman Waschuk becomes Ambassador to the Republic of Serbia, with concurrent accreditation to Montenegro and to the Republic of Macedonia.

John and Doris Lancaster

A belated notice. Lancaster, Doris and John
LANCASTER, Doris Rosalind & LANCASTER, John Evan Paterson Doris Rosalind Lancaster passed away peacefully on July 9, 2011, at age 93. Born in Toronto Ontario, Doris worked as an occupational therapist during the Second World War and then travelled the world with her husband John Evan Paterson Lancaster and was an integral part of his career as a Canadian diplomat. John passed away at age 91 on October 5th, 2008. John served for four years as a Lieutenant on the North Atlantic in the Canadian Navy during WW2. They will be lovingly remembered by their daughter Antonia Lancaster and her partner Larry Reid. The family is grateful for the loving care given to both by the people of the Perley Rideau. A memorial service will be held to celebrate both John and Doris' life on Thursday, August 11, 1:30 p.m., at Lupton Hall, The Perley and Rideau Veterans' Health Centre, 1750 Russell Rd, Ottawa. Doris & John, goodbye, we miss you both...